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Entertainment Chautauqua’s ‘Tour de Bemus’

July 25-26 Includes a Road Race and a Leisurely Cycling Tour

Lakeside Drive, Bemus Point

(716) 386-7000
Sunday, July 19th, 2:30pm
Bel Duetto
All the glamour and glitz,
something for everyone!
Thrilling and beautiful music.
Sunday, July 26th, 9am
Praise on the Lake
Bemus Point United
Methodist Church featuring
Pastor Dan McBride & The Praise
band will inspire you with
this unique inspirational The Tour de Bemus will be held on July 25 and 26 and will include a road race and a more leisurely cycling tour, while raising money for a local
morning service for all. charity. The race began five years ago and has grown to be a United States Cycling Federation sactioned race.
BY REBECCA BLAKESLEE The Tour de Bemus, July 25 and Cycling team. “Basically, a couple as Tour de Tom’s after the original
26, includes a road race and a more of guys got a race going [and] now sponsor, Tom’s Tavern. As the race
A race that began five years ago leisurely cycling tour, while raising it’s a USCF certified race.” grew, the name was changed to Tour
as a small charity event has since money for a local charity. The race which is organized and de Bemus.
grown to be a United States Cycling “It’s a neat local story,” said Bob run by the Hollyloft Bike Shop
Federation (USCF) sanctioned race. Dahl, a member of the Hollyloft and cycling team, was first known SEE TOUR PAGE 6
Salamanca, NY • 1-877-553-9500

A Summer Tradition
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Friday, July 17th, 8pm
Leann Rimes
Tickets start at $30
Saturday, July 25th, 8pm The Chautauqua County Fair Celebrates the Joys of Our Own Backyard
Billy Squire
Tickets start at $30 BY JOHN THOMAS Yorkers for 128 years, and this
Tickets to both concerts are year it is being held from July 27
available at and all Ticketmaster Americans tend to rush about; to August 2 at the Chautauqua
outlets, 1-800-745-3000 or jetting off to vacation here, cruising Fairgrounds in Dunkirk. Randy tells
www.SenecaAlleganyCasino.com there or driving hundreds of miles me, “County Fairs are designed
to some destination we know little to provide agricultural awareness

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the Villa e g about. But, for all our far-flung
vacation travelers we sometimes
forget about the treasures in our own
backyard.
C A S U A L W AT E R F R O N T D I N I N G The ”staycation” is becoming a
Bemus Point, New York new trend in summertime activities
(716) 386-2333 according to Randy Brown of the
Every Thursday Chautauqua County Fair. With a
Karaoke Night with Jules R Us staycation you can “…stay at home
and still vacation by attending a
Friday, July 17th major event right in your home
Jack the Dog community…so you’re not driving a
Saturday, July 18th long distance” says Randy.
Sudden Urge A perfect choice for a staycation
Every Sunday, 9-11pm is the Chautauqua County Fair. This
Dueling Pianos Comedy Show celebration of rural high culture
has been captivating western New
and education to the general
public.” Like most county fairs, the
Chautauqua County Fair harbors a
very eclectic blend of exhibits and
entertainments. Where else can you
find Demolition Derbies mixed with
handmade quilts, exhibition quality
turnips and Elvis impersonators?
The fair provides an opportunity
for families in the county involved
in agriculture to demonstrate their
skills in raising cattle, sheep, hogs,
goats, poultry, as well as the crops
we find on our own dinner tables. The Chautauqua County Fair has be celebrating with western New
There will be over a thousand animal York for 128 years. This year it will be held from July 27 to August
2 at the Chautauqua Fairgrounds in Dunkirk. The fair provides an
SEE FAIR PAGE 6 opportunity for families in the county to get involved in agriculture.

Sneak Peek Bemus Point Brews Up Festival

Inside This Issue . . . Brewfest Welcomes Country Artist Sean Patrick McGraw and Area Breweries
BY JOHN THOMAS

Sean Patrick McGraw will be the

headliner for Brewfest! July 23 from
6:00pm to 9:00pm at the Bemus
Bay Pops Stage next the Italian
Fisherman in Bemus Point. Sean
Patrick McGraw is one of the fastest
rising performers in the country, and
recently made his first nationally
televised appearance on Jimmy
Kimmel Live. According to Dan
Dalpra Chairman of the Bemus Bay
Pops, “I asked him if he wouldn’t
mind performing…and he stepped
right up to the plate, and said ‘He’d
love to.’” There will also be a “meet
and greet” after Sean’s performance
where people will be able to meet
Sean and have their photo taken with
Ellicottville Brewing Company (pictured above their beer garden in
him. Sean’s show is sure to delight Ellicottville) is one of the participants in this years BrewFest. Country
all music lovers. artist Sean Patrick McGraw will be performing at the event on July 23
The Magic Garden: But what is a Brewfest without from 6 to 9pm. For more information visit www.bemusbaypops.com.
How Does It Really Happen?... page 5 good beer, and some of Western
New York’s finest breweries will be going to have these real excellent, Summer German Dunkel Wizen, our
By Linda Yates showing off some of their premium award winning beers on hand to Blueberry Wheat…and our Summer
Is there such a thing called Magic? We gardeners know that we are brews. Dan tells me, “We’ll have taste and learn more about them” Pale Ale series.” The Southern Tier
facilitators in the supernatural power over natural forces. We can dig the three of the best crafted brew says Dan. brewery will also be featuring some
holes, amend the soil, and care for the plants with water and nutrition. companies around”. The Southern Peter Kreinheder (owner of EBC) of its most popular beers.
We can plant the seeds, bury the bulbs and conjure up arrangements Tier brewing company in Lakewood is more than happy to participate Dan Dalpra also points out that
as we wish. But when all is said and done, how does it really happen? and Jamestown will be there as saying, “I’ve been friends with Dan good food will also be available,
How does that lily bulb have all of that detail and colour and height well as the Ellicottville Brewing for fifteen years…this is a chance to “Smiths Hot Dog Company, out
and aroma in its hard little head? I say it’s MAGIC! Do you believe in Company (EBC), and Anheuser shore up some funds…for the Pops.” of Erie was nice enough to donate
magic? How could you not? Busch Beer will bring its Michelob I asked Peter what beers he will be
line of crafted beers. “So you’re featuring, “We’ll be having our SEE BREW PAGE 6

HARBOUR KNIGHTS CD RELEASE PARTY: JULY 17 ~ TOM’S TAVERN, MAPLE SPRINGS

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and not wish to be “out there.”
The water beckons you, and
the scenery is simply second-
to-none. Could you think of
a more relaxing way to while
away the daytime hours, or
watch an incredible sunset?
So what if the lawn gets a little
longer, or the dishes sit in the
sink for a few more hours –
this is summer in Chautauqua
County and you’ve got to
take advantage of her natural
resources while you can, right?
Fortunately, Boz and I have
a boat and some of our best
summer buddies are boaters,
as well. When the “flotilla”
gets together for a day on the
water, it’s always a memorable
experience that sometimes
extends into the wee hours.
That’s the way it is with
boaters – eat, drink and make
merry.
But buying a vessel can be a
real mixed bag – many are too
darn expensive to maintain,
dock and fuel. What’s a person
to do? I’m happy to report
there are plenty of places in
Chautauqua to rent your own
water transportation, and a ride
on the Belle or the Summer
Wind is truly memorable. Still
too much? Then drag out the
old air mattress and go for a
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and kind of lost. But that’s
another story…
So take advantage of all
Mother Nature has bestowed
upon us, here in this most
beautiful corner of NYS.
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I’d like you to meet Cortney Bish and her mom, Susan.
My name is Cortney. I am 12 years old and have been on the kidney
transplant list for about two years. I am “O” Positive. I like cheerlead-
ing, dancing and swimming, but am unable to participate anymore be-
cause of the tube in my stomach. I’m a very active person and would
like to have a kidney soon so I can be free from a machine. I usually
have no energy, and I don’t eat much. I try so hard to help my mom
but sometimes I can’t because I don’t feel so good due to my dialysis
treatments. My mom just found out that she also has kidney problems
and needs a kidney. My mom’s bloodtype is “A.”
If you are blood type “A” or “O” Positive and would like to be
Cortney’s or Susan’s living kidney donor,
please e-mail rostrom@stny.rr.com or call 716-450-8958.
To the world you may be just one person, but to one person, you just may be the world.
Thank you from the Western New York Kidney Connection.
Tribute to Jimmy Buffett

Stellar Ensemble 2009 CD Release Party

US Air Force Liberty Big Band Returns to Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - From the
swingin’ sounds of Glenn Miller
to the best of contemporary big
band jazz, the United States Air
Force Liberty Big Band plays it
all with style and sophistication.
Part of the United States Air
Force Band of Liberty from
Hanscom Air Force Base
outside Boston, this stellar
ensemble has been entertaining
audiences throughout the
Northeast for more than a
quarter century.
Made up of 18 outstanding
musicians from around the
country, the Liberty Big Band
takes pride in preserving the
heritage of America’s true art
form -- jazz. One of the few
traveling big bands still around,
the Liberty Big Band regularly
performs for audiences
throughout New England,
New York, and New Jersey.
They have been featured at the
Syracuse (NY), Corning (NY),
Lewiston (NY), and Manchester
(NH) Jazz Festivals and have
shared the stage with jazz artists
such as John Pizzarelli, Gary
Smulyan, Byron Stripling, Greg
Hopkins, Jiggs Whigam, and
Billy Pierce. The band also had
the privilege to work with Jack
Jones, Maureen McGovern,
and Ann Hampton Callaway at
City Hall Plaza in Boston.
Paying homage to the great
big bands of Basie, Ellington,
Kenton, and Goodman, the
The Fredonia Opera House will screen “Easy Virtue” an
adaption of Noel Cowards 1924 play. The film can be seen
on Saturday July 18 at 8pm or Tuesday July 21 at 7:30pm.
Liberty Big Band also spotlights
the works of modern composers
such as Maria Schneider, Mike
Crotty, Sandy Megas and Brett
Zvzcek. So whether you want
to walk down memory lane to
the sounds of the great big band
era or check out some of the
new sounds of today, the United
States Air Force Liberty Big
Band has something for jazz
lovers of all ages.
The United States Air Force
Liberty Big Band will perform
a free, community concert at
The Crown Theater located on
East Third Street in downtown
Jamestown on Friday, August
28, 2009. This concert is free
and open to the public. Tickets
are available at the Downtown
Jamestown Development
Friday, July 17th
8-11p.m.
Tom’s Tavern
Maple Springs, NY
(716) 386-3229
www.harbourknights.com
Sales Position Available
Looking for part-time salesperson familiar with the Chautauqua region.
Send resumes to publisher@artefaktmagazine.com
Corporation offices, located
at 19 West Third Street,
Jamestown.
“2007 was the last time the big
band appeared in Jamestown
and we had a packed house,”
said Tiffani Reynolds, DJDC
Special Projects Manager. “This
is a wonderful community
concert and everyone who
attends always has a great time.
They always put on a great
show.”
FAIR Time is
SUMMER FUN Time
The United States Air
Force Liberty Big Band
concert is made possible by
Windstream Communications
and the Downtown Jamestown
Development Corporation.
For more information contact
664-2477 or visit www.
discoverjamestown.com.

Comedy Show at Institute

Interactive Comedy Show Tuesday, July 21
CHAUTAUQUA - Doktor Kaboom keeps his crowds excite, educate, and entertain.
Kaboom performs original riveted with interest and rolling Tuesday, July 21st - 2 Shows 5
interactive Science Comedy with laughter. Join Kaboom PM and 7 PM The location is
shows for audiences of all for a sidesplitting journey Smith Wilkes Hall, Chautauqua
ages. Creatively blending of increasingly spectacular Institution, Chautauqua NY
theatre arts with the wonders of (and often successful) science 14722 For more information
scientific exploration, Doktor experiments designed to involve, contact 716.357.6250

Football Camp
Former Buffalo Bill Steve Christie to Host Kicking Camp
It’s that time again when our
High School athletes get the
opportunity of a lifetime. It’s
that time when they can hone
and practice their kicking skills
under the guidance of one of the
all time great NFL place kickers,
Steve Christie. It’s that time
when young athletes can pursue
their dream of becoming a
famous athlete at the College or
NFL level and it all takes place
right here in Jamestown.
Published Every Thursday in Spring/Summer ~ Once a Month in Fall/Winter
Steve Christie is the most
prominent field goal kicker in
Buffalo Bills history and holds
the Bill’s record of 1011 points,
234 field goals and the longest
field goal of 59 yards. His most
memorable kick was the 32
yarder that capped the greatest
comeback in NFL history;
the 41-38 overtime win over
Houston January 3, 1993.
The Shults/ Steve Christie
kicking Camp is free of charge
and open to all High School
place kickers and punters.
The camp will take place at
Strider Field. Saturday August
1st at 12 noon. Registrations
can be made through all area
and Section 6 High School
Football Coaches or by calling
the Shults Corporate Office at
716.763.1554. Pre-registration
Have FUN This Summer!
is preferred, but kickers can
register at Strider Field between July 27 to August 2nd
11 AM and Noon August 1st.
Dunkirk Fairgrounds

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Easy Virtue City Fiddle

Fredonia Opera House to Screen Adaptation of Noel Coward Play
FREDONIA – “Easy Virtue,”
a lavish adaptation of Noel
Coward’s 1924 play starring
Jessica Biel, Colin Firth and
Kristin Scott Thomas, is the
next featured film in the Cinema
Series at the 1891 Fredonia
Opera House. It will be screened
on Sat., July 18, at 8 p.m. and
Tues., July 21, at 7:30 p.m.
The twenties have roared ...
the thirties have yet to swing.
John Whittaker (Ben Barnes),
a young Englishman, falls
madly in love with Larita
(Biel), a sexy and glamorous
American woman; and they
marry impetuously. However
when the couple returns to the
family home, his mother Mrs.
Whittaker (Thomas) has an
instant allergic reaction to her
new daughter-in-law.
Larita tries her best to fit in
but fails to tiptoe through the
minefield laid by her mother-
in-law. She quickly realizes
Mrs. Whittaker’s game and
sees that she must fight back
if she’s not going to lose John.
A battle of wits ensues and
sparks soon fly. Mrs. Whittaker
manipulates every situation to
undermine her, while Larita
remains frustratingly calm and
engineers sassy counter attacks.
Before long, Mrs. Whittaker’s
manipulation starts to work on
John and Larita feels their love
is in danger of slipping away. In
a grand finale, where the secrets
from Larita’s past are revealed,
The Fredonia Opera House will screen “Easy Virtue” an City Fiddle is comprised of, l to r, Phil Banaszak, Gretchen
adaption of Noel Cowards 1924 play. The film can be seen Banaszak and Chris Panfil. The trio will present its blend
on Saturday July 18 at 8pm or Tuesday July 21 at 7:30pm. of acoustic bluegrass, Celtic and traditional music in a
she finally makes a break for and smoking throughout, “Easy Fredonia Opera House on Friday, July 24.
freedom from the suffocating
house.
Claudia Puig of USA Today
says the film “goes down as
light and fizzily as a flute of
Champagne tossed back in an
airy drawing room.” Rex Reed
of the New York Observer calls
it “romantic, clever and artfully
crafted. All told, a sparkling,
classy and ultimately satisfying
experience.” Ella Taylor of the
Village Voice notes “Stephen
Elliot’s deliciously cheeky
screen adaptation of one of
the satirist’s lesser-known jabs
at the British upper crust will
charm your pants off.” Peter
Travers of Rolling Stone adds,
“The elegant barbed wit of Noel
Coward bubbling up in a time
of Wolverine grunts. I must be
dreaming.” Rated PG for sexual
content, brief partial nudity,
special double bill performance with Abe’s Lily at the 1891
Virtue” runs 97 minutes.
Tickets for the Opera House
Cinema Series are available
at the door for $7 (adults),
$6.50 (seniors & Opera House
members) and $5 (students
& children) the night of each
showing. For more information,
call the Opera House box office
at 716-679-1891. The Cinema
Series continues with “My Life
in Ruins” on July 25 & 28;
“Angels & Demons” on Aug. 1
& 4; “Food, Inc.” on Aug. 8 &
11; and “Away We Go” on Aug.
29 & Sept. 1
Chautauqua County’s only
year-round performing arts
center, the 1891 Fredonia Opera
House is a member-supported
not-for-profit organization
located in Village Hall in
downtown Fredonia. Visit
www.fredoniaopera.com
Regional Folk Trios Share the Stage at the Fredonia Opera House
and viola and Chris Panfil
on fiddle, mandolin, banjo,
harmonica and guitar, this
threesome represents the best
in folk musicians that western
New York has to offer!
Tickets for the this double
bill of fine folk music are $12
general admission ($10 for
Opera House members) and
may be purchased in person at
the Opera House Box Office
or by phone at 716-679-1891,
Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. and
Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Tickets may
be purchased online at www.
fredopera.org anytime.
The concert is a Folk
in Fredonia Music Series
FREDONIA – Two regional fresh and exciting. They call it “Extra,” which is sponsored
folk trios will be sharing the “New Traditional Music.” With and presented by the Gilman
stage at the Fredonia Opera Laurence Sugarman on banjos, Family. In addition, this event
House as part of the theatre’s Laurie Hunt on bass and Mark is generously supported with
Folk in Fredonia Music Series. Warford on bouzouki, the group public funds from NYSCA,
Abe’s Lily, from Rochester, and will have you tapping your feet a state agency, and the United
City Fiddle, from Buffalo, both and singing along in no time. Arts Appeal of Chautauqua
will perform on Friday, July 24, Add to that a savory blend of County.
at 8 p.m. acoustic bluegrass, Celtic and The 1891 Fredonia Opera
Creating new settings for old- traditional music from City House is a member-supported
time tunes is what the members Fiddle and the result is a great not-for-profit organization
of Abe’s Lily say they do, by evening of time-honored folk located in downtown Fredonia.
using banjos, bass, bouzouki music. With Phil Banaszak A complete schedule is
and cuattro to blend melodies on fiddle, mandolin and guitar, available at www.fredopera.
and rhythms into something Gretchen Banaszak on fiddle org.
PIRATE INVASION OF BEMUS BAY!
Don’t miss your opportunity Saturday August 1 to invade the Bay of Bemus Point.
Bring out your pirate ware and tear through the streets. Fun is to be had at all
your favorite Bemus Point establishments. The day will be highlighted by the Jimmy
Buffet Tribute Show “Changes in Latitude” on the Floating Stage.

Gordon Lightfoot Live Lecture Series

Week Four of Chautauqua Institution Arts & Entertainment
CHAUTAUQUA -
Chautauqua Institution is
pleased to announce the arts
and entertainment schedule
for Week Four (July 19 to
July 25). Gordon Lighfoot
will be performing at 8:15
p.m. on Friday, July 24 in the
Amphitheater. Week Four will
also include performances by
pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk,
Chautauqua School of Dance,
Symphony Orchestra, and Music
School Festival Orchestra,
as well as performances by
the Chautauqua Opera and
Chautauqua Theater Company.
In addition, the arts and
entertainment schedule includes
a Family Entertainment Series
production.
Canadian born singer and
songwriter Gordon Lightfoot
first began to gain recognition
in the mid-’60s and went on to
achieve international success
in folk, country and popular
music. He has written and
sung many timeless songs
such as “Early Morning Rain,”
“Sundown,” “If You Could
Read My Mind,” “The Wreck
of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” and
“Rainy Day People”. He has
had five Grammy nominations
and 17 Juno Awards in his
native Canada and was inducted
into The Canadian Songwriters
Hall of Fame.
Cuba Discussed at Week Eight
CHAUTAUQUA - The U.S.
embargo against Cuba has
made it close to impossible
for any interaction with
Cuban leaders and American
citizens. However, the public
will now have the opportunity
to witness history; both
the American and Cuban
governments have cooperated
to allow Chautauqua to bring
in leading Cuban authorities
as guest lecturers during Week
Eight. Planned as a week-long
lecture series, the historic
event will provide new
encounters, new impressions,
and the kind of people-to-
people relations that many of
us have always been hoping
to witness between these two
countries.
The Week Eight lecture
series will run from Monday,
Aug. 17 to Saturday, Aug. 21.
It is themed “Cuba: Enigma
and Neighbor” and was
made possible by a change
of leadership in both Cuba
and the U.S., offering an
opportunity to examine this
long-troubled relationship.
The week will engage Cuban
nationals, U.S. policy-makers,
historians, academics, and
religious leaders in an effort
to understand the present
situation, past tensions and
future possibilities.

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The Magic Garden Day Trippin’

When All is Said and Done, How Does It Really Happen? Discover Native American History and Culture in Salamanca, NY
BY LINDA YATES

Is there such a thing called

Magic? We gardeners know
that we are facilitators in the
supernatural power over natural
forces. We can dig the holes,
amend the soil, and care for the
plants with water and nutrition.
We can plant the seeds, bury
the bulbs and conjure up
arrangements as we wish. But
when all is said and done, how
does it really happen? How
does that lily bulb have all of
that detail and color and height
and aroma in its hard little head?
I say it’s MAGIC!
Do you believe in magic?
How could you not? Perhaps
the most brilliant botanist
scientist knows better the
explanation of creation. I’m
settling for magic. Let’s give
it a French flair…”cacique!”…
like “colour” or “plain air.” It
makes it even more fun! More
fun than looking around today?
Hard to believe. It’s July
already! We’ve had a strange
spring and summer so far but
you cannot stop a train. It’s
coming. And it’s happening on
its own terms. Everything has
its own time and like past years
it is always slightly different
and there will always be
surprises. Like this year there
are not so many trumpet lilies
as they were injured by the late
frosts. So the few that made
it we cherish even more. And
some of our old friends were
lost in the carnage and will be
sorely missed.
Spring was grand and
joyous and fast. It came on
and bloomed without our
participation. The gardens do
not stop blooming for rain.
The beautiful tall spikes of Iris,
Foxtail lilies and lupines were
bent over by thundering rains.
They had their days of sun but
were shortened in their duration.
But the rains make for beautiful
bold hostas, astilbes, Japanese
iris and water lilies. The
saturation of June is lingering
with a very cool July. We have
a record cold temperature of 50
degrees for today, but the sun
Linda Yates is a Garden Consultant and also offers Garden
Tours of her own on her fabulous Lake Chautauqua Property.
is as strong as any sunny day
could be. Cool nights and sunny
days are our claim to fame here
in Chautauqua County. That’s
why our gardens are so lush and
stately. Nature is good to us
after she is naughty. It makes
for good magic.
And there is magic in the
air today. It’s sunny, breezy,
hot and cool at the same time;
where else do you get that?
Robins are chirping, frogs are
croaking, butterflies, bees and
dragonflies are dancing. There
are all kinds of magic in the
gardens. Lots of unexpected
surprises. We’ve had a little
lull between the grandeur of
June and the beginning of July.
The gardens seem to take a little
rest. So now we are seeing the
flower guests slowly returning
like our fair weather friends
who only visit when it’s safe
around here.
As I venture out into this
botanical maze of fauna and
flowers, I see the stalwarts of
this quieter color time. There
are lavender, royal purple and
white clematis. Daisies and
Asiatic lilies are the leaders
of July. They march with
purpose and dignity. The
campanulas and troopers too;
they are not shy and they come
in abundance. They know we
need bouquets.
But only a seasoned gardener
knows we need to take action
on a quite garden landscape.
After all we are most likely
looking for blooms and color
and it is a special gardener who
appreciates only texture. Most
visitors don’t pay attention to
the ten foot lilies until they
bloom in late July and early
August. I find myself trying
to make people notice the
plants above eye level. Like
the tall delicate thalictrums
and elegant veronicastrums.
Even in blooms they seem to
go unnoticed. But I see them
and enjoy them and stand back
in awe. Its great magic I say.
How did they get that way? Did
I do that with God’s help or visa
versa?
Soon we’ll have the big
summer show when the gardens
are fully loaded to the brim with
all colors and textures and the
brilliance of nature. Till then
we enjoy giant Cerulean blue
delphiniums, red Asiatic and
turk cap lilies, pink penstemons,
lupines, yarrows, monk’s hood,
fillipendula and the first of the
hemerocalis (day lilies).
Next week will be a riot of
color. Just a magical sight to
behold! So until then we’ll
hold our breath in anticipation
and relish the climb to the
magical mystery tour.
Linda Yates is a Garden
Consultant…she also offers
Garden Tours of her own on
her fabulous Lake Chautauqua
Property. Call Linda at 716-
483-2668 for more information.
“The Pow Wow is the Seneca Nation’s chance to host other tribes, to show respect and
honor for other tribes, and in turn be honored by them,” states Jackie Bowen, Seneca
Nation of Indains treasurer. “It gives non-native peoples an opportunity to learn about
Native culture.” The Pow Wow will take place this weekend in Salamanca, NY.
BY ERIC HUND
Celebrate the region’s
diversity on July 18-19 at the
2009 Seneca Allegany Casino
Veterans Pow Wow. The Pow
Wow, held each summer at
Veteran’s Park in Salamanca,
will offer individuals the
chance to experience authentic
Native American history and
culture in a family friendly
event.
The Pow Wow is an all-day
event, which will feature a
Grand Entry at noon on both
days, after which the various
performances will take place.
Jackie Bowen, Seneca
Nation of Indians treasurer,
said the event would feature
real Native American arts
and crafts, authentic Native
American foods such as
shortcakes corn soup, and fried
breads, and competitions in
traditional dancing, singing and
drumming. The participating
vendors for the event are
Native American, and they will
be selling authentic craftwork
and souvenirs from various
tribes across the country.
“The Pow Wow is a Native
American social event with
religious undertones that
developed as a way for the
various native peoples to
socialize and communicate
regardless of language
barriers,” Bowen said. “The
various tribes created dance
steps, outfits and drumbeats
that members of each tribe
could perform and interact
with each other.” Bowen said
there are a number of dance
and outfit styles used today,
including traditional, fancy,
jingle and grass styles.
“The Pow Wow is the Seneca
Nation’s chance to host other
tribes, to show respect and
honor for other tribes, and in
turn be honored by them,”
Bowen said. She added that,
“It gives non-native peoples
an opportunity to learn about
Native culture.”
According to Bowen, there
are up to 50 Pow Wows in the
U.S. and Canada every week,
and many of the professionals
from the various tribes
travel across the continent to
compete. The contests include
the Pow Wow competition
featuring a number of different
styles, such as traditional,
fancy, jingle and grass, divided
by gender into youth, teens,
adult and golden age groups.
The contest also features the
Smoke dance, which is divided
by age and gender, and the
drum and song contests that
are divided into Northern and
Southern groups.
Judges will award prizes
based on the categories,
with the amounts awarded
determined by the age of
the contestants. The event
will award over $110,000 in
prizes, with first prize winners
receiving $300 for youth, $800
for teen, $1,200 for adult and
golden, and $5,000 for drums.
The competition is open
to any Native American
who wishes to enter. Those
interested in taking part in the
dancing and drumming contest
can register from 4-8pm on
July 17 and from 9am until the
Grand Entry on July 18 at the
building outside the west side
gate of Veteran’s Park. Those
registering as dancers and
singers must pay a registration
fee of $10 per person at time
of registration. While children
under 4-years-old can take part
in the events free, they must be
registered.
The Seneca Allegany Casino
and Hotel and the Seneca
Nation of Indians are the chief
sponsors for the Pow Wow. To
learn more about the event,
visit www.senecapowwow.org

Gunther Herbig to be Guest Conductor of

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Sanderling, music director of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that
renowned conductor and former music director of the Detroit Symphony Günther Herbig will be the
guest conductor of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for two performances on Tuesday, July 28 and
Thursday, July 30.
On Tuesday, July 28, he will lead the orchestra in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni, K.527:
Overture; Concerto for Flute and Harp K.299 in C Major; and Symphony No. 36, K.425 in C Major
“Linz.” The program will also feature guest artists Beth Robinson, harp, and Richard Sherman, flute.

nted.
The program for Thursday, July 30 is Violin Concerto, Op. 47 in D Minor (Jean Sibelius) with guest

e r s W a artist Joan Kwuon, violin, and Symphony No. 9, D.944 in C Major “The Great” (Franz Schubert).
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general music director of both the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and Berlin Symphony Orchestra.
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Conductor of Las Palmas in the Grand Canaries, Spain.
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with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Gidon Kremer as soloist to critical acclaim. In 1990, he toured
more intelligent on paper. the Far East with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and in the spring of 1991, he toured Europe with them
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has also toured Japan, South America, and Australia many times. He has recorded more than 100 works,
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Taste Of Jamestown
Annual Event Returning with Yet Another Great Selection!
JAMESTOWN - The
Downtown Jamestown
Development Corporation
is very excited to announce
the third annual Taste of
Jamestown will be returning to
downtown on Friday, August
7th and Saturday, August 8th
from 11am-9pm.
“We have another great line-
up of participants for the 2009
event,” said Tiffani Reynolds,
DJDC Special Projects
Manager. “We sold over 13,000
tickets last year and anticipate
another successful event in
2009.”
There will be restaurants,
cafes, bars and catering
companies being represented at
this year’s Taste of Jamestown.
Any establishments located in
southern Chautauqua County
are invited to participate in
annual event. Interested
parties are asked to contact
Tiffani Reynolds at 664-2477
immediately.
Live entertainment will
showcase at Potter’s Terrace
along with tasty treats from
local eateries. The 2009
entertainment line-up includes
the Kokomo Time Band
on Friday from 12pm-3pm
and Coal Train from 6-9pm;
Saturday will feature King Rail
from 12pm-3pm and Willow
Creek from 6pm-9pm.
Participants in Taste of
Jamestown will have booths set
up along Third Street between
Main and Pine Streets
Patrons must purchase tickets
to sample food items for those
that are set-up on Third Street
and those choosing to set-up
in front of their establishment.
DJDC will be operating two
ticket booths along Third Street
between Pine Street and Main
Street. Tickets are 50 cents each
and all items will range from 50
cents to $4.00.
“This event is solely for the
businesses to come down and
take advantage of the unique
opportunity for the community
to “taste” what they have to
offer. 2008 participants were
extremely satisfied with the
results and we hope to continue
that success,” added Reynolds
Taste of Jamestown will
be an annual fundraiser for
the Downtown Jamestown
Development Corporation.
All proceeds raised from this
event will be used to continue
to provide events in Downtown
Jamestown.
106.9 KISS FM will return
with their 2nd Annual KISS
the Cook contest. Each
participating business will
submit one menu item and the
item chosen as the event favorite
will receive a commemorative
plaque and an advertising
schedule from KISS 106.9.
For more information on
this year’s Taste of Jamestown,
visit www.discoverjamestown.
com. To participate, contact
Downtown Jamestown
Development Corporation at
664-2477.

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“The idea came together in a
period as little as 12 days and
we were able to donate $2,500
to the Red Cross,” said Kris
Meekins, an organizer of the
event. All of the organizers
are volunteers and the cost
of running the race is low.
Since it’s inception in 2005,
the event has brought in over
$5,000 to donate to various
charities, including the Red
Cross and area residents.
Although in the past the group
hasn’t announced where the
money raised will be donated
to until after the race, both
Dahl and Meekins confirmed
that this year’s recipient will
be the St. Susan Center.
“This year, St. Susan’s made
an appeal to the community for
support…They’ve agreed to
provide volunteers to support
the race and tour,” Meekins
said. It’s through the work of
volunteers and sponsors that
they have been able to run the
race each year. Some of the
sponsors are the same ones
from when the race began as
Tour de Toms.
“The road race will take place
on July 25 and offers a number
of different distances ranging
from ten to fifty miles”, said
Meekins. The upper lake
cycling tour on July 26 is a
self-paced ride through the
countryside. The participants
are given a map of the twenty-
two mile route marked with
local businesses and points of
interest. Since the tour begins
with a ferry boat ride and also
includes lunch in Mayville
Park, non-cyclists can also be
involved in the event.
“We’re not interested only
in racers, we want to give
non-racers an alternative
way in which they too can
participate,” Meekins said.
Since the race began in 2005,
Meekins said the goal has
been a charity event that
incorporates entertainment for
both the racers and non-racers.
“We’ve always felt that we
have an advantage over many
regional races because we’re
in one of the most beautiful
vacation land areas…we’d
like to develop a ridership
that looks forward to coming
from locations away from our
area,” Meekins said. The Tour
de Bemus is the only USCF
sanctioned cycle race in south-
west New York.
Last year, the race drew
around 100 participants, Dahl
said, and they are hoping for
even more this year. Pre-
registration isn’t required, but
Meekins said he has already
received registrations from
cyclists in the Amherst and
Buffalo regions.
For more information go
to: http://www.hollyloft.com/
tourdebemus/index.html

Fair
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exhibits including the horse
show arena; which will be the
setting for some of the counties
finest show horses. The fruits
of the earth are included with
displays of: flowers, fruits
and vegetables including,
peaches, blueberries, carrots,
pumpkins, and those above
mentioned turnips.
But more than just barnyards
and fields are represented
here. The talents of some
of the community’s crafts
people will also be on display:
needlework, oil paintings,
ceramics, wood carvings,
photography, even computer
art, will all be exhibited. For
those of you who just can’t
seem to throw anything away
there will be collections
of other people’s jewelry,
china, bed covers, stained
glass, pottery, and sports
memorabilia.
“There are great events with
lots of entertainment for people
to enjoy” Randy points out.
Harness Racing, Tractor Pulls,
Horse Pulls, Bull Riding, and
Motocross make up the beefier
events at the fair. Events of a
slightly tamer nature include:
a Goat Milking competition, a
Dressage Horse show, and the
Upstate Farms Youth Talent
Search Dance Competition.
This year’s headlining act is
Terry Buchwald as “Elvis” in
Concert. The music of the king
will live again, as this world-
renowned Elvis impersonator
performs on Thursday, July
30th at 7pm.
Summing up Randy exclaims,
“The Chautauqua County Fair
offers one of the best summer
entertainment values any
family of four could ask for.”
The “pay one price” ticket
policy of $8:00 midweek
tickets and $9.00 weekend
tickets provide attendees
admission to all the events
(with the exception of reserved
seating for the Demolition
Derby). This may explain the
popularity of the fair with 60 to
80 thousand people attending
the week long fair every year.
In these tough economic
times the Chautauqua County
Fair proves you don’t have
to travel very far to enjoy
the advantages of the local
community. Tickets can also
be purchased on their website
at www.cahutauquacountyfair.
org.

Entertainment Brew
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MONDAYS Family Night, buy one get one free kids meals 12 and under and
$1.00 in free tokens for the arcarde with the purchase of a kids meal. Family Fun for All! some bratwurst, and some of
their fabulous hot dogs, and
TUESDAYS Trivia night, from 8-10pm. Draft night with $1.00 off all domestic we’re going to grill those off.”
drafts. You cannot believe how much fun this is. Come see what everybody’s talking about! There also will be a Chinese
auction with various prizes
WEDNESDAYS Special Event Night, Check out our Website, Facebook, including tickets to a Toby
or MySpace page for current Wednesday events through the summer. Keith concert.
Tickets are $20 pre event and
THURSDAYS Karaoke night, the area’s best and longest running - 10 years $25 at the door and include the
and going strong! Join the area’s best karaoke singers and the lake’s best!! Sean Patrick McGraw concert,
though it is open only to those
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